And his children’s happiness is very important to the actor. “Angie and I do everything we can to carve out some semblance of normalcy for them, to re-create the kinds of moments that were special for us,” he explains. “It’s not unusual for the kids to be covered in paint. We have mud fights. It’s chaos from morning until the lights go out, and sometimes after that.”

But he and Angie also make time for themselves.

“There are no secrets at our house,” Brad said. “We tell the kids, ‘Mom and Dad are going off to kiss.’ They go, ‘Eww, gross!’ But we demand it.”